How much does A.b. Hotels (Five Lakes) Limited make?

A.b. Hotels (Five Lakes) Limited reported revenue of £20.1m and £2.2m profit in the year to 31 Dec 2025, according to its accounts filed at Companies House.

How many employees does A.b. Hotels (Five Lakes) Limited have?

A.b. Hotels (Five Lakes) Limited reported an average of 301 employees in the year to 31 Dec 2025.

Is A.b. Hotels (Five Lakes) Limited profitable?

Yes — A.b. Hotels (Five Lakes) Limited reported a profit of £2.2m in the year to 31 Dec 2025.

Company No. 09985535 · Incorporated 3 Feb 2016

A.b. Hotels (Five Lakes) Limited

Registered name: A.B. HOTELS (FIVE LAKES) LIMITED

Part of Potters Resorts Limited group

A.b. Hotels (Five Lakes) Limited made £20.1m revenue and £2.2m profit in the year to 31 Dec 2025.

A.b. Hotels (Five Lakes) Limited’s revenue grew 7% to £20.1m in the year to 31 Dec 2025, with £2.2m profit and 301 employees. The company is classified under “hotels and similar accommodation” and is based in Sheffield; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.

Full P&L filedSection I · Accommodation and food servicesSIC 55100Hotels and similar accommodation

Status: Active
Location: Sheffield, Yorkshire and The Humber
Age: 10 yrs · since 2016
Type: Private Limited Company

Part of a group. The filing indicates this company sits within a group structure, so its results may depend on intra-group trading and it may be hard to replicate independently. From the filing: “Potters Resorts Limited”

Latest accounts · year to 31 Dec 2025

Key figures

Operating leverage

Revenue

£20.1m

Growth ▲7.1%

Profit

£2.2m

Growth ▲1954%

Profit margin

10.9%

Gross 45.4%

Employees

301

Change ▲1.7%

Profit / employee

£7.3k

Revenue/employee £66.9k

Profitable streak

2yrs

Consecutive profitable years in our data

Badges are automated estimates derived from the filed figures — not statements of fact about the company.

4 filed years

Financial history

Multi-year financials, oldest to newest
Year to	31 Dec 2022	31 Dec 2023	31 Dec 2024	31 Dec 2025
Disclosure	Full P&L	Full P&L	Full P&L	Full P&L
Profit & loss
Revenue (turnover)	£12.4m	£16.2m	£18.8m	£20.1m
Cost of sales	£8.2m	£9.4m	£10.3m	£11m
Gross profit	£4.2m	£6.9m	£8.5m	£9.2m
Operating profit	−£2m	−£986k	£1.3m	£2.8m
Profit before tax	−£2m	−£995k	£1.3m	£2.8m
Profit after tax	−£2.3m	−£1.4m	£107k	£2.2m
Profit (best available)	−£2.3m	−£1.4m	£107k	£2.2m
Staff costs	£5.8m	£6.5m	£7.2m	£7.9m
Employees (average)	219	290	296	301
Ratios
Profit margin	−18.3%	−8.5%	0.6%	10.9%
Gross margin	33.8%	42.3%	45.3%	45.4%
Revenue per employee	£56.6k	£56k	£63.5k	£66.9k
Profit per employee	−£10.4k	−£4.8k	£361	£7.3k
Growth (year on year)
Revenue growth	—	—	▲15.7%	▲7.1%
Profit growth	—	—	—	▲1954%
Headcount growth	—	—	▲2.1%	▲1.7%
Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue
Cash at bank	£107k	£95k	£98.6k	£484k
Net assets	£3.8m	£2.4m	£2.5m	£4.7m
Fixed assets	£17m	£19.4m	£19.7m	£21m
Current assets	£495k	£391k	£360k	£2.1m
Debtors	£17.3k	£26.9k	£17.7k	£31.4k
Deferred income	£415k	£302k	£329k	£199k
Source	Accounts · bulk data Aug 2024	Accounts · bulk data Aug 2024	FullAccounts · bulk data May 2025	FullAccounts · bulk data Jul 2026

Derived from the latest filing

How the business works

Profit margin: 10.9%; Profit ÷ revenue.
Gross margin: 45.4%; Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
Revenue per employee: £66.9k; Revenue ÷ average employees.
Profit per employee: £7.3k; Profit ÷ average employees.
Cash conversion: —; Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
Fixed assets ÷ revenue: 104.4%; Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
Deferred income ÷ revenue: 1%; Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
Debtors ÷ revenue: 0.2%; Money owed by customers. Low = customers pay quickly.

Indirect — not revenue

Balance-sheet signals

Year-on-year changes in filed balance-sheet items. They can hint at momentum (or investment) but are not revenue or profit and must not be read as such.

Net assets: ▲88%; Now £4.7m
Cash at bank: ▲391%; Now £484k
Headcount: ▲2%; Now 301
Deferred income: ▼39%; Now £199k
Fixed assets: ▲7%; Now £21m

Deferred income is reported together with accruals in this filing (“accruals and deferred income”), so it is an approximate signal only.

Corporate ownership

Group structure

Ownership chain

Potters Resorts Limitedultimate parent75–100%
A.b. Hotels (Five Lakes) Limitedthis company

Bands show the share of ownership each company holds in the one below it.

Sister companies (2)

Potter's Leisure Ltd.Rev. £34.4m · Profit £3.5m
Employeehappinessscore (Ehs) LimitedFigures not disclosed

From the Persons with Significant Control register (corporate controllers only).

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Sources

Companies House profile Filing history & original accounts

Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 31 Dec 2025 (profit £2.2m), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Jul 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.

Updated from Companies House on 15 Oct 2026

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